The Lava Etab Xtron runs Android 4.1 - Jelly Bean, the latest iteration of the operating system, and doesn't include any custom skin.Etab Xtron is powered by a 1.5GHz Cortex A9 dual-core processor. It has a 7-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1024 x 600. While the IPS panel will give the tablet decent viewing angles, the resolution seems rather low, as is expected from a tablet with this price, and the aspect ratio is a bit odd. The tablet has 1GB of RAM to help its performance.
Specifications :
Operating System : Android v4.1
Processor : 1.5GHz Dual-Core Cortex A9
Memory : 1 GB DDR3 RAM
Display Size : 7-inches
Resolution : 1024×40
Front camera : 2 MP HD
Dimensions (mm) : 131 x 184 x 11.5 mm (350 g)
Battery Capacity : 3500mAh
Inbuilt Memory : 8 GB (Expandable Up to 32 GB)
Lava Etab Xtron tablet which is decent compared to other 7-inch budget tablets in the segment,looks compact yet sturdy. The touch sensitivity is good. The screen brightness is average, and although it's reflective to some extent, visibility under sunlight is not bad.
The Etab Xtron is one of the few tablets that runs Jelly Bean. Unlike the Nexus 7, the tablet's onscreen controls are on the bottom left instead of the centre
The other major feature that Jelly Bean brings is 'Google Now', a voice based information assistant and an extension of Google search. You can ask questions and the tool returns answers or search results. It uses 'cards' which are essentially small boxes that offer different sets of information ranging from weather forecast, directions, traffic information, scores, appointments, and currency conversion, among others.
We're not sure if the tablet will get updated to Jelly Bean 4.2, but if it does, features like multi-user accounts and lock-screen widgets would also come to the tablet.
The tablet comes with a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The pictures quality with the front camera, indoors, were decent. The camera does a decent job when used for making video calls over Skype or other video chat apps.
The tablet comes with a 3,500 mAh battery and i am not very happy with the backup that it offered, specially when playing multimedia files.
Good
Runs Jelly Bean
Good performance
Decent design
Bad
Battery life could have been better
No Bluetooth
The Lava Etab Xtron is a decent tablet. At a price of Rs. 6,499, it offers a good package with decent hardware, compact form factor, a screen that supports wide angled viewing and the latest version of Android, Jelly Bean. It's a good value for money proposition. It's also interesting to look at if you're looking for an e-reader or for a device for browsing the web.
